I assume that you mean the exhaust gaskets.

Put them back together which ever way you want.  My mechanic told me he
installs them with the smooth metallic side towards the heads.

b

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Dave Baker wrote:

> Head gasket repair is proceeding apace on my 85 wasserboxer.  Now I'm
> in the reassembly process and have a gasket question.  I note that
> some gaskets have a metallic side and a fiber side.  Others have a
> smooth side and a coarse side.  Any rule of thumb concerning how these
> should be mounted?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Dave in KC
> 85 Westy
> http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1/westy/westy.htm
>